The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31

side-tracked their trains and abandoned them.
Crews were at once sent from this city to take
their places Whom o'clock came il was gem
orally understood that tha men had not been mo-
tifea to their labors. All hands dispersed
in the usual quiet way. and but little said.
The night crews reported promptly, and began
work shortly after wards.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa Dec 30-The order to Read
ing employees to strike has not been observed
here. The shifting crews in the Residing COM
pauy's yards ell went to work, while at Paio
Alto everything proceeded as usual. At Tama-
qua, the center of operations of the Mahanoy
and Little Schuylkil branches, everything is in
motion, and there is absolutely no change IN
the situation there.
Daniel Duffy, secretary of the Amalgamated
Association. who is the newly elected clerk of
the court. said to-day: "The mining representa-
tives were the conservative element the con-
vention at Reading They urged that matters
be coolly deliberated upon and everything should
be exhausted before going to extremes When
final action upon the strike. the miners
said that the matter must rest with the
railroad men, to whom the whole ques-
tion properly belonged, and refused to
take part in the final ballot declaring
the ssrike. motion was also passed, asking %
the moral support of the miners with what
financial aid can be given It Is given out that the
miners will resume on the I'd of January If the
present per cent. advance is continued; until
then, the public must wait for the action OF the
miners as to what they will do" The writer be-
| lieves that even if the miners be ordered to
fetal order to strike will not much decrease the
companys force.
READING, Dec. 30-Superintendent Cables
information this afternoon is that the only pla-
ces north of this city where the men have obeyed
the orders of the Reading convention and gone
strike situated in the coal regions, such
Ashland. Shamokin and Pottsville. 1t is be-
lievei by the officials that if the company 1000
employees in this city be kent at work the or
der to strike will prove vain effort.
The situation to night remains practically un-
hnro ha oad in fr1l
operation aud the shop hands show no disposi-
tion TO strike at any time The knights OF La
Dor evidently losing ground in this vicinity.
This week three tradesunious withdrew from
the order in this city, and will be mustered into
membership with the trade and labor council of
the federation of labor Seven hundred men on
the Sha mokin e Mahauoy division of the Read
ing railroad at Shamokin. Mahanoy Plane and
Ashland struck to-day. The Reading conven-
tious order to strike seems to have been obeyed
IL the coal regions alone
YOUNGSTOWN. Pa, Dec. 30.-Todey ten en-
ployes Of the Reading railroad left their posi-
tions shifters o. freight trains az round
house, and three ut Bridgeport. All were
promptly discharged and their places filled.
Thirty more applicants were ready to go to
work. Assistant Superintendent Bossert, of
this division, brought twenty men from Phila
delphia and took down delayed freight, Bossert
acting conductor himself. Assembly No.
9941 held meeting this afternoon. The strikers
tried to persuade their fellow knights to 60 out
but failed.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Dec. 3o.-No trouble has
yet been occasioned in this city among the
employees of the Reading railroad q conse-
quence of the dsaffection further east
WuLIAMsPoRT, Dec. 3O-The Reading en-
ployes at this point all remained at work this
afternoon.
Important Developments Expected To-Day.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30-A crisis in the
the declared Intentions of the nine local assem-
blies which are made up of the entire number of
Reading railroad employees in this city are lived
up to. An unusually large meeting Of local AS
sembly $500 was held tonight, and there were
present, besides, representatives of the eight
other assemblies. At its conclusion, about mid
nighs, it was stated that No. $500 had
resolved to abide the action oe the Reading
convention and refuse to go to work at
6 o'clock tomorrow morning. The delegates
from the eight other assemblies, it was said,
had pledged their loo ais to take similar action.
They assert that the entire system, with the
exception of mail service, will be tied up to-
morrow. 1t was also resolved at tonight's
meeting to bring suit for damages against the
Reading company for the alleged willful delay
in kilograms between this city and points the
compapys lines IN reference TO the present
troubles
The executive committee Of the newly organ
ized district assembly No. 224, prising the
employees of the Philadelphia 6 Reading rail-
road has issued a call which reads as follows:
"To Our Brother knights of Labor and Workirgmen
in Generals:
''We. the employees of the Philadelphia Sc
Reading railroad, strike, respectfully
ask organized labor and laboring men in general
to refrain from seeking employ ment on the
Philadelphia 81 Reading railroad. any of it's
branches in Philadelphia or any other portion of
the Philadelphia 81 Reading system of lines,
its employees are battling for the fundamental
principles of organized labor-the right to arbi-
trate all differences and the prevention of vic
limitation without just cause"
This is signed by the general officers of the
district assembly.
PoTTsvILLE, Dec. 30-AIthough, judging
from surface indications in this neighborhood,
and throughout the county during the day the
order TO the Reading railroad men to strike had
fallen fat. yet il reliance is to be placed upon
the statements and claims of Chairman Lee.
who returned to this city from Philadelphia
this morning, tomorrow will wit
upheaval in comparison with
which the original pre- mature strike was a baga-
telle. Lee was seen by a Miners Journal re-
porter to night, and iuterr oeated to the situ-
alton and outlook. He replied that general
strike all along the line tomorrow was now in
evitable and certain. When asked why it did
not com mence to-day in response the action
Of the Reading convention, he replied that this
evening was the first opportunity afforded the
various local assemblies of ratifying that action.
He added that satisfactory reports had been
ceived from various points along the line in
cluding Reading; that aid coming from all
parts of the country, and that the general board
would be appealed to to levy assessment or
the entire order.
Trouble Expected in the Coal Region.
READING, Dec 30.-Reports received here
late tonight from various points in the Schuyl-
kill coal regions show that nearly all the train
hands employed on the Mahanoy g. Shamokin
branch have gone a strike. This will serious
ly cripple the company, and prevent the ship
ment of coal over that division for some DAYS.